Oldham
Java No.73

Java No.73

73 High Street, OL3 6AP, Oldham, United Kingdom

Full • Lunch • Brunch • Drinks


"Over the years we have been regulars here. The food is invariably good as is the vibe, but usually the service is slow, to the point of complaining. My wife and I went last night and the service was far slower than usual. After waiting 45 minutes for a pizza I asked the head waiter (who was just passing the table) how much longer we would have to wait. He was non committal, just saying that they were busy. He didn 't even go to check or apologise. After an hour I asked one of the young waitresses how long it would be. She went to check and a few minutes later brought out the pizzas, over an hour after ordering. She, at least, apologised for the wait, although couldn 't provide us with pizza cutters because 'they had all been washed up and the kitchen staff were cleaning up '. We were going to leave it at that but happened to pass the head waiter on the way out. He mumbled something about the wait so I told him that the service had been terrible. I was, again, going to leave it at that but rather than apologising about the service he again made excuses about being busy and attempted to justify the wait. The ironic thing is that if, when we ordered, we had been told about the wait we would have had a couple of extra drinks rather than just the bottle of wine we ordered ' with the meal ' (which had gone by the time the food arrived) so they would have taken more money. The main issue wasn 't the wait but the fact that at no point did anyone approach us to explain/ apologise. I suspect that the truth is that they are so busy anyway, they don 't feel the need to provide good customer service."

The Puckersley Inn Royton

The Puckersley Inn Royton

Corner Of Dogford Rd/Castleton Rd, OL2 6YD, Oldham, United Kingdom

Soup • Steak • Cheese • Chicken


"Our second visit was even better than our first and that was great! My wife and I visited the Puckersley with friends who live close by. It was our second visit and we remembered that the food was good. A new menu had been introduced just that evening (Friday the 13th) and I noticed a selection of “Rice Bowls” from which I chose the King Prawn option. I can’t fully remember the menu description but it was something like “Salt and Pepper Spicy King Prawns Rice Bowl” MY GOODNESS! I have eaten in some fancy places and never have I been more surprised and delighted by a dish than I was that night. It was served beautifully, the prawns were lightly battered like Tempura prawns they were on a bed of egg fried rice surrounded by a lovely sauce containing goodness knows how many different chilli peppers and beautifully diced vegetables. It was even more enhanced by some greenery (sorry, i forgot what it was) which reminded me of a lightly fried rocket which just melted in your mouth. The dish is a TRIUMPH and must not be missed. I look forward to trying the other versions of this dish on our next visit and we will certainly visit again. Our friends ordered steaks which arrived cooked exactly as they requested which is unusual in itself but not, our friends say, at the Puckersley! My wife could only look enviously at my bowl but fortunately reported that her Scampi was excellent too. The waiting staff (All girls as it happened) were very happy, smiling and extremely efficient too. DO NOT MISS THIS PUB, IT IS A GEM."